glenn bradley
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Aug. 28 Updates
First an OT question. I knew this was going to be a drawn out deal. Do you guys prefer that we go back and continue adding like I'm doing here or do you prefer new threads for different stages of the same project?
Now, I have favored BB ply for my shop cabinets due to the light color but the regretful spike in cost is still on. The top and end panels of the bench are MDF so I changed my plan to MDF for the drawer cabinet and shelf.
And on with the show . . .
I reached the point of needing bench drawers nearby and so, I'm back on the bench project for a bit.
Here's the bottom shelf parts getting BLO'd. Pic shows cutouts for legs and recesses for leg bolts.
Here's the support frame in the bench base.
The bottom shelf is in two parts, the seam is over a cross brace and is hidden by the upcoming drawer cabinet.
Looks like so.
Cut up the carcase parts and rabbet 'em.
I tried a different approach to carcase glue up as far as sequence . . . why? I don't know. I like the old way better but this looks . . . experimental(?).
And the carcase (there will be a recessed solid back) goes in here till the full overlay drawers get done. The gap between the top of the carcase and the bottom of the bench top is to allow spoil that falls through the dog holes to be blown out.
The empty shelf to the right of the cabinets will be a place to set 'whatever' in lieu of a tool tray while I am working. On to the drawers. I'll post pics once completed.
P.s. end panels show up in this thead: http://familywoodworking.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5136
First an OT question. I knew this was going to be a drawn out deal. Do you guys prefer that we go back and continue adding like I'm doing here or do you prefer new threads for different stages of the same project?
Now, I have favored BB ply for my shop cabinets due to the light color but the regretful spike in cost is still on. The top and end panels of the bench are MDF so I changed my plan to MDF for the drawer cabinet and shelf.
And on with the show . . .
I reached the point of needing bench drawers nearby and so, I'm back on the bench project for a bit.
Here's the bottom shelf parts getting BLO'd. Pic shows cutouts for legs and recesses for leg bolts.
Here's the support frame in the bench base.
The bottom shelf is in two parts, the seam is over a cross brace and is hidden by the upcoming drawer cabinet.
Looks like so.
Cut up the carcase parts and rabbet 'em.
I tried a different approach to carcase glue up as far as sequence . . . why? I don't know. I like the old way better but this looks . . . experimental(?).
And the carcase (there will be a recessed solid back) goes in here till the full overlay drawers get done. The gap between the top of the carcase and the bottom of the bench top is to allow spoil that falls through the dog holes to be blown out.
The empty shelf to the right of the cabinets will be a place to set 'whatever' in lieu of a tool tray while I am working. On to the drawers. I'll post pics once completed.
P.s. end panels show up in this thead: http://familywoodworking.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5136
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